The Atlas

Barangays

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

Map of the Philippines, every barangay in a colour of its own — Every barangay in a colour of its own, no two side by side alike.

At a glance

Barangays: 42,010^[2]; in 1,642 cities and municipalities
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 112,727,776^[3]; Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 8,209 urban^[4]; 33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Commonwealth^[5]; Quezon City; 215,035 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Lapi^[6]; Peñablanca, Cagayan; about 833.28 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Cogon Ramos^{[7, 8]}; Cebu City, Cebu; 36.65% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 14,075 barangays^[8]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Mayapa, −13.70% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

42,010 barangays, 2,851 to 2,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,851	BanabaSilang, Cavite	6,410	about 51,694	about 0.124 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
2,852	Barangay 96Tacloban City, Leyte	6,410	about 10,883	about 0.589 km²	0.56% a year	Urban
2,853	MagsaysayNabunturan, Davao de Oro	6,409	about 325	about 19.75 km²	0.84% a year	Urban
2,854	KitangoDatu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur	6,408	about 1,450	about 4.42 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
2,855	San PabloOrmoc City, Leyte	6,406	about 1,655	about 3.87 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
2,856	Bagong Buhay IIISan Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan	6,404	about 20,526	about 0.312 km²	2.84% a year	Urban
2,857	OsmeñaSolano, Nueva Vizcaya	6,403	about 2,690	about 2.38 km²	2.83% a year	Urban
2,858	San FranciscoIriga City, Camarines Sur	6,402	about 7,923	about 0.808 km²	−0.13% a year	Urban
2,859	Sagrada FamiliaHagonoy, Bulacan	6,400	about 1,019	about 6.28 km²	−0.35% a year	Urban
2,860	Santa CruzNaga City, Camarines Sur	6,397	about 10,203	about 0.627 km²	−2.58% a year	Urban
2,861	DumpayBasista, Pangasinan	6,396	about 1,719	about 3.72 km²	−1.30% a year	Urban
2,862	Santa FeDasmariñas City, Cavite	6,395	about 68,323	about 0.0936 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
2,863	Dela Paz NorteSan Fernando City, Pampanga	6,394	about 2,906	about 2.20 km²	2.50% a year	Urban
2,864	PoblacionSan Vicente, Palawan	6,394	about 162	about 39.39 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
2,865	UnionSan Francisco, Cebu	6,388	about 759	about 8.42 km²	1.18% a year	Urban
2,866	BangcudMalaybalay City, Bukidnon	6,387	about 1,238	about 5.16 km²	2.46% a year	Urban
2,867	San SimonDasmariñas City, Cavite	6,384	about 39,166	about 0.163 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
2,868	Sapu MaslaMalapatan, Sarangani	6,384	about 92	about 69.33 km²	−3.92% a year	Urban
2,869	La FortunaVeruela, Agusan del Sur	6,383	about 257	about 24.86 km²	2.89% a year	Urban
2,870	Rosary Heights VCotabato City, Maguindanao del Norte	6,383	about 10,279	about 0.621 km²	1.20% a year	Urban
2,871	BuyoGoa, Camarines Sur	6,382	about 838	about 7.62 km²	9.09% a year	Urban
2,872	San JosePagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur	6,382	about 10,179	about 0.627 km²	−5.25% a year	Urban
2,873	San RafaelMexico, Pampanga	6,381	about 1,599	about 3.99 km²	7.04% a year	Urban
2,874	TigayonKalibo, Aklan	6,379	about 1,670	about 3.82 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
2,875	United Better LivingSan Pedro City, Laguna	6,379	about 25,114	about 0.254 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
2,876	PunaoSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	6,372	about 497	about 12.83 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
2,877	Barangay 156Caloocan City	6,371	about 123,949	about 0.0514 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
2,878	KabasalanLigawasan, Special Geographic Area	6,371	about 206	about 30.91 km²	−4.11% a year	Urban
2,879	PamukidSan Fernando, Camarines Sur	6,371	about 2,110	about 3.02 km²	0.89% a year	Urban
2,880	Lalaan ISilang, Cavite	6,370	about 1,663	about 3.83 km²	0.99% a year	Urban
2,881	Gulod ItaasBatangas City, Batangas	6,368	about 3,538	about 1.80 km²	1.32% a year	Urban
2,882	ConcepcionKoronadal City, South Cotabato	6,366	about 915	about 6.96 km²	2.18% a year	Urban
2,883	BolilaoIloilo City, Iloilo	6,365	about 17,879	about 0.356 km²	4.34% a year	Urban
2,884	Santa IreneProsperidad, Agusan del Sur	6,365	about 524	about 12.14 km²	−0.97% a year	Urban
2,885	Bagong SilangSan Pedro City, Laguna	6,364	about 25,254	about 0.252 km²	2.52% a year	Urban
2,886	PoblacionBacoor City, Cavite	6,364	about 11,785	about 0.54 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
2,887	BootTanauan City, Batangas	6,363	about 1,210	about 5.26 km²	−0.53% a year	Urban
2,888	PeñaplataIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte	6,363	about 924	about 6.89 km²	0.14% a year	Urban
2,889	CalindaganDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	6,362	about 6,413	about 0.992 km²	−1.27% a year	Urban
2,890	SalvacionMurcia, Negros Occidental	6,360	about 774	about 8.22 km²	−0.58% a year	Urban
2,891	Barangay 1Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental	6,357	about 3,163	about 2.01 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
2,892	Barangay Poblacion 8Midsayap, Cotabato	6,357	about 2,278	about 2.79 km²	−1.35% a year	Urban
2,893	SagadPasig City	6,357	about 57,791	about 0.11 km²	1.25% a year	Urban
2,894	DontoganBaguio City, Benguet	6,355	about 2,727	about 2.33 km²	−0.04% a year	Urban
2,895	Queens Row CentralBacoor City, Cavite	6,354	about 24,160	about 0.263 km²	no 2020 count	Urban
2,896	San PolicarpoCalbayog City, Samar	6,354	about 2,132	about 2.98 km²	−1.17% a year	Urban
2,897	Sto. NiñoCarmen, Davao del Norte	6,352	about 937	about 6.78 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
2,898	Santo NiñoCainta, Rizal	6,349	about 17,935	about 0.354 km²	−0.11% a year	Urban
2,899	Santa RosaConcepcion, Tarlac	6,347	about 491	about 12.93 km²	2.64% a year	Urban
2,900	San MiguelHagonoy, Bulacan	6,346	about 3,358	about 1.89 km²	0.69% a year	Urban

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : National Captial Region (NCR) (OpenSTAT table 0171A6DTHP6). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Central Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0071A6DTPH6). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
8.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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